English Dictionary

contain multitudes

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To have a complex and apparently paradoxical nature, to be inconsistent, especially in a way that is ultimately noble or admirable.

日本語の意味

多面的で複雑な性格を有する / 一見矛盾するが、実は高潔で賞賛に値する性質を持つ

Although he could be ruthless in business, his poetry shows he can contain multitudes.

彼はビジネスでは冷酷になり得るが、彼の詩は多くの矛盾を内包していることを示している。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To have a complex and apparently paradoxical nature, to be inconsistent, especially in a way that is ultimately noble or admirable.

Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)

contains multitudes （ present singular third-person ）

containing multitudes （ participle present ）

contained multitudes （ participle past ）

contained multitudes （ past ）